UCI edged in overtime, 65-63

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Darius Gatson scored with 13 seconds left in overtime and added a free throw with 6.3 seconds remaining to lift Sam Houston State over UC Irvine, 65-63, in a Progressive Legends Classic Subregional basketball game at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on Wednesday night.

Junior Chris McNealy, who led UCI (3-3) with 16 points and seven assists, scored all five Anteaters points in the extra session, and his three-point play with 1:20 left gave UCI a 63-61 lead. McNealy was selected to the all-tournament team.

Terrance Motley hit 1 of 2 free throws with 1:12 remaining in overtime to draw the Bearkats to a 63-62 deficit, setting up Gatson's final three points of the game.

UCI freshman Alex Young's 3-point attempt from the left side as the clock wound down fell short.

Senior Adam Folker had 13 rebounds along with seven points for the Anteaters, and sophomore Will Davis II tied his career high with 12 boards and had six points and four blocked shots.